EV Truck Startup Nikola Runs Out of Juice | E2087

2025-02-20 · 67 min · episode 2087 · 20 entities

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Link in episode "EV Truck Startup Nikola Runs Out of Juice | E2087": https://twistartups.substack.com/
mentioned @Calacanis website

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Link in episode "EV Truck Startup Nikola Runs Out of Juice | E2087": https://substack.com/@calacanis
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Link in episode "EV Truck Startup Nikola Runs Out of Juice | E2087": https://twistartups.substack.com/
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Link in episode "EV Truck Startup Nikola Runs Out of Juice | E2087": https://substack.com/@calacanis
mentioned ThisWeekIn website

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Link in episode "EV Truck Startup Nikola Runs Out of Juice | E2087": https://youtube.com/thisweekin
mentioned Twist website

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Link in episode "EV Truck Startup Nikola Runs Out of Juice | E2087": http://gusto.com/twist
mentioned @Thisweekinstartups website

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evidence rules-v5
Link in episode "EV Truck Startup Nikola Runs Out of Juice | E2087": https://tiktok.com/@thisweekinstartups
mentioned Twist 21:47 website

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Link in episode "EV Truck Startup Nikola Runs Out of Juice | E2087": https://lemon.io/twist(21:47
mentioned Twist 11:29 website

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Link in episode "EV Truck Startup Nikola Runs Out of Juice | E2087": http://gusto.com/twist(11:29
references ThisWeekIn website

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evidence rules-v5
Link in episode "EV Truck Startup Nikola Runs Out of Juice | E2087": https://youtube.com/thisweekin
references Twist website

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evidence rules-v5
Link in episode "EV Truck Startup Nikola Runs Out of Juice | E2087": http://gusto.com/twist
references @Thisweekinstartups website

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evidence rules-v5
Link in episode "EV Truck Startup Nikola Runs Out of Juice | E2087": https://tiktok.com/@thisweekinstartups
references Twist 21:47 website

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evidence rules-v5
Link in episode "EV Truck Startup Nikola Runs Out of Juice | E2087": https://lemon.io/twist(21:47
references Twist 11:29 website

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evidence rules-v5
Link in episode "EV Truck Startup Nikola Runs Out of Juice | E2087": http://gusto.com/twist(11:29

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Link in episode "EV Truck Startup Nikola Runs Out of Juice | E2087": https://atlassian.com/software/startups
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Feed category: Technology
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Link in episode "EV Truck Startup Nikola Runs Out of Juice | E2087": https://atlassian.com/software/startups

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mentioned Jason Calacanis person

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Feed author/publisher: Jason Calacanis
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This Week in Startups is brought to you by… Gusto. Get three months free when you run your first payroll at http://gusto.com/twist *Gusto pricing shown in ad is based on pricing prior to March 2025 Lemon.io. Get 15% off your first 4 weeks of developer time at https://Lemon.io/twist Atlassian. Head to https://www.atlassian.com/software/startups to see if you qualify for 50 free seats for 12 months. Today's show: Jason and Lon Harris cover Nikola's Chapter 11 and how founders can avoid the same mistake, Superhuman AI's new features, Mira Murati's Thinking Machines and where Sam Altman went wrong holding onto top talent, plus much more! Timestamps: (0:00) Episode teaser(1:26) Introduction to startup news and trends(2:47) Bill Ackman's J trade and Herbalife controversy(5:24) Comparing trading strategies: Jason vs. Pelosi(9:49) Gusto. Get three months free when you run your first payroll at http://gusto.com/twist(11:29) HP's acquisition of Humane and its significance(13:52) Challenges facing the AI industry(20:30) Lemon.io. Get 15% off your first 4 weeks of developer time at https://Lemon.io/twist(21:47) OpenAI veterans launch a new venture(28:09) Chamath's venture into high stakes poker(29:35) Atlassian. Head to https://www.atlassian.com/software/startups to see if you qualify for 50 free seats for 12 months.(36:37) Nikola's Chapter 11 filing and securities fraud(48:10) The upside of failing as a founder in the U.S.(50:24) Superhuman introduces AI-powered email features(51:58) Preview of upcoming guests on the podcast(53:03) Key characteristics of successful founders(56:21) Play-along: Guess the fake startup(1:04:12) Movie trilogy rankings: Superman, Star Wars, Terminator Subscribe to the TWiST500 newsletter: https://ticker.thisweekinstartups.com Check out the TWIST500: https://www.twist500.com Subscribe to This Week in Startups on Apple: https://rb.gy/v19fcp Check out these past Guess The Fake Startups segments: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKP2iiF1oYI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhnOXuGnh14 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ueazpyGOgcc Follow Lon: X: https://x.com/alex Follow Jason: X: https://twitter.com/Jason LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasoncalacanis Thank you to our partners: (9:49) Gusto. Get three months free when you run your first payroll at http://gusto.com/twist *Gusto pricing shown in ad is based on pricing prior to March 2025 (20:30) Lemon.io. Get 15% off your first 4 weeks of developer time at https://Lemon.io/twist( 29:35) Atlassian. Head to https://www.atlassian.com/software/startups to see if you qualify for 50 free seats for 12 months. Great TWIST interviews: Will Guidara,Eoghan McCabe, Steve Huffman, Brian Chesky, Bob Moesta,Aaron Levie, Sophia Amoruso, Reid Hoffman, Frank Slootman, Billy McFarland Check out Jason's suite of newsletters: https://substack.com/@calacanis Follow TWiST: Twitter: https://twitter.com/TWiStartups YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/thisweekin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thisweekinstartups TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thisweekinstartups Substack: https://twistartups.substack.com Subscribe to the Founder University Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@founderuniversity1916